“The most important element is creating a culture that cares deeply about keeping a community safe,” said Phil Andrew, the Chicago Archdiocese’s new director of Violence Prevention Initiatives, at a ceremony to dedicate a new Catholic Charities facility in the part of the city with the highest rate of homicides.

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